Make That Call for Colon Cancer Screening

American Cancer Society teams with New York City health partners for colon cancer screening campaign

New York (March 2, 2012) - March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month and when it comes to getting screened the American Cancer Society is asking New Yorkers to "Make That Call."

Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in New York City and in the United States — but it doesn't have to be. As part of the Make That Call for Colon Cancer Screening campaign, The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and Entertainment Industry Foundation’s National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance are collaborating with the New York Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition (C5), American Cancer Society, American College of Gastroenterology, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and participating NYC businesses and organizations to urge New Yorkers 50 and older to call their doctors and get screened for this highly preventable, highly curable cancer.

For more information on colon cancer or the Make That Call campaign, please visit www.MakeThatCall.org

About the American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing more than $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. As a result, more than 11 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more about us or to get help, call us any time, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.